Rake



April 18, 1933. c. H. DENNIS 1,904,860

- RAKE Filed April 19, 1929 Patented Apr. 18, 1933 V GHZAUBLE'S H. DENNIS, or UK ksoiv, M

, Application filed April 19;

articles suchas waste paper and the like:

' from cinders, stones and grass, and for I raking of lawns. I

vide a .rake of the above character, having. a

. plurality oflongitudinally adjustable tines. b" Another advantage of my invention, is .to provide-a rake whereinthe tines areeasily separable from the head of the rake. v

Another advantage of my invention is provide a rake in which anyand all of the 1 above advantages maybe efficiently realized. and dwhich maybe lnexpensivelymanufac; ture Other advantages of my invention invention itselfv may become more apparent 9 by the following description of, an elnhodi ment of my invention whereinreferencei is had to thenaccompanying; drawings illus trating the'said-e nhodi nent. i

In the drawing, p i Fig. l-is a plan view of a rakeernbodying the principles {of my invention, the handle illustrated as having its handlebroken away. Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the head end of the rake ofFig. 1. l Fig. 3 is a view showing the tine supporting head in longitudinal section and a side view of one of a pair of joined-tines secured thereon in side elevation. i

Fig.4 is aview sirnila with (if Figm cept that the tine is shown in a differentlonq gitudinally adj ustable position I frorn Y that shown in Fig. 3 relative to the head. 3 Fig; 5 is a perspective view of a fragment of the head and a fragmentof a pair of tines supported on the head. M

} Fig. 6 isa plan view of a fragment of the head and a joined pair of tinessecured thereto in the relativeposition assumed inFig. 1. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are respectively, front, rear and side elevationalviews.ofan endfragy ment of the head upon which the tines are adapted to be adjustably secured.

Referring now to all oflthe figures ofthe drawing'and allofwhich like parts are, des- 50. ignated by like reference characters, the'rake An advantage of my inventioniisito pro-t Y tines suchiasftheutine's' 6 and f8," which in;

i p g The arms-9g are alike f spondingportions where" they V I h v onreAmnssIGNoa TQ THEfAME RLICANiFORK a HOE co l/renn n or CLE L oHIo'; A com oRArioN or "01:10

handle carriesat its "forward end a porting head 2 which is in the to sheet r netal channel havingfroi t i flanges forming afront wall 3jand 'arear 4. and atop wall 5: joining the end walls,

to accommodate the desired niunibei' oi? I embodiment illustrated, are preferablyfp vi dedin 'joined pairs, the tines ofla pair i11tegrally"secu'1'ed together by! aju s'h M junctionj. The tinesare preferably madtof. roundls'teel wire; although other cross sec tio11alff shapes may obviously be employed.

Thus thetine eleinents, eaehfconiprisea p r.. L

offtine 'f orks 6 andS joined bya ,u-jsnapea loop 7 extending forwardlyfroin the rear stpert qn l0 9 lti e h Q P 7. mprising a pairfofiparallelgarms-9 .djii 1 real .sio nlwih, t loop '2' as. shown at 11, toflformka retaining humped porti'onf-engagjeahle l w'ith j'p'a'rallel I key portions 12am 17', extending alonglthe rearward and forwardborders ofthe wall '5 I51:

of the channeled head; 21 L111; the v e bo m nt lu t a t e k ri b n f r e y P s i g o a y ico vl i l i s 1 1 the I L V Thelpair of j d tine r era y rnade. iofi highly resilient. steel and 'so formed." that 'thearms .9 tend tojtake up a po-' sitionnearerto the tindprongslfi and swan that illustrated; roi'msanpe injFigsiAc andB;

channel flangedandthenfthroughtheaperf projection 12' of the channe'ledheadfu -In"Fig; 4 a pair "of tines suohasdand ffii joined at' 7, areprojectedmore forwardly of the v tine supporting" head 2, so thatthe humped portion,11.receivestheinore for";

'wardly disposed rib 17 r e1 hea 1 c1 anne1,' 4 a a being springi pressed theiieagainst, gas

f The-tine prongs Band18fprojectsuccessive-"3 i case of the rib 12, by the resiliency of the loops having the arms 9.

Therake tines are shiftable in joined pairs from either the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 4c, or they are removable entirely from the head by drawof the channel flanges.

ing them rearwardly from the position asc sumed in Fig. 3 towithdraw the tines-such as 6Vand 8 through tl1e,slots: -13 and- 14-respec-- tively and apertures 15 and 16; respectively New tine elements may those illustrated, varying if desired, 1n the curvature given their tips 18 or beingof any desired length, which may diiier from some purposes from' the lengths of tines herein illustrated. i

--As shown-in 1 the tine elements com prising pairs of tines are all disposed in the rearwardly adjustable position, but some of the tine elements maybe adjusted to the forward position illustrated in Fig. 4 and others to the rearward position of Fig; 3.

Where greater stiffness of the tine forks is I desired, they may all be adjusted to the rearwardrposition illustrated of Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, I am aware that numerous and extensive depar-' tures may be made'from' the embodiment here illustrated and described, but withoutdeparting from the, spirit of my invention.

I claim: 1, In a rake, a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending transversely thereto, saidhead being in the formof a in a given longitudinal adjustment thereon.

.2. In a rake,a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending transversely thereto, said head being in the form of a channel having down-turned front and rear flanges, a pluralityof tine elements supported by the head, each including a pair of tine forks, projected forwardly therefrom, each of said forks projected through both flanges, a resilient wire loop overlying the he'ad'and comprising-a pairlof arms extending rearwardly therefrom,- said forks being forwardly projected extensions of the rearmost ends of said-arms, said loop compressively retaining. the element on the head.

3. Ina rake, a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending transversely thereto,=said headcomprising a pair of front and rear transversely extending elements, a pluralityof tines supported by the head, each projectedthroughboth said ele- .ments and-comprising an integrallyformed c 7 loop projected rearwardly from the rearmost be substituted for": l I

ach comprising an lntegrally formed loop element, the tine constituting one arm of said loop, a hump portion near the free end of the other arm of the loop, said loop arms resiliently compressively engaging said head therebetween, said loop by its hump portion,

c to retain the tines thereon.

4. "In a rake,a handle,a head supported at an-end-thereof and extending transversely thereto,-said head comprising a pairof front and rear transversely extending elements, a plurality of tines supported by the head, each projected through both said elements and provided withra forwardly extending loop arm, each of sald arms and tines resiliently v compressively engaging said head to retain theltines thereon, said tines-being disposed in pairs integrally joined together by the forwardly extending'head engaging their respectiveloops.

5. In a rake, a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending transversely thereto, a plurality of tineseach projected through the'head and supported thereby and each comprising an integrally formed" loop projecting ,rearwardly from the head, the tine constituting one arm of said loop, a hump portion near the free-end of the other arm of the loop, the loop arms-resiliently compres sively embracing said head therebetween and the saidhump portion interlocking with the head to retain the tines against longitudinal shifting on the head.

6.*In a rake, a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending transversely thereto, a plurality of tines longitudinally slidably'supported on-thehead and each comprising a loop projected rearwardlyfrom the head, the tine constituting one arm of said loop, a hump portion near the free end of the'other arm of-the'loop, said loop arms re siliently compressively engaging said I head therebetween, the saidhump interlocking therewith, to prevent longitudinal shifting of the tines on the head; v

'7. Ina rake,-a'handle, a head supported a; an end thereof and extending transversely arms of thereto, the headbeing providedwith a pair a of spaced substantiallyparallel key portions extending longitudinally of the head, a plu-' rality of tines longitudinally 'slidablfly supported on "the head each comprising a loop projecting rearwardly from the head, the tine constituting one arm of said loop, a hu-nrp portion near the free end-of the other arm of the loop, the looparms resiliently compressiv'ely engaging saidihead therebetween', the hump portion beingadapted to engage one or the other of said key portions optionally to lock the tines on the head id'corresponding longitudinally adjusted positions and against longitudinally shifting from said positions. 8. In a rake, a handle, a head supported at an end thereof and extending" transversely thereto, the head being providedwith a pair of spaced substantially parallelkey portions extending longitudinally of the head, a plurality. of tines longitudinally slidably supported on the head each tine comprising a loop projecting rearwardly from the head, the tine constituting one arm of said loop, the tines being disposed in pairs joined together at the free ends of theother loop arms,

and the said other loop arm's being provided each with a hump portion near the free end thereof, the loop arms resiliently compressively engaging said head therebetween and the said hump portions engaging optionally c one or the other of said keylportions to longitudinally adjustably'position the tines on the head and to'lock thetines against longitudinally shifting from said positions;

, 9. In a rake, a handle, a narrow head supported by a mid portion at an end thereof and extending in both directions transversely thereto, said head being so formed of a single piece of sheet metaltoprovide at least two substantially parallelkey portions extending in both lateral directions from the handle, a

shifting of the tine on the head.

10. In a rake, a handle, anarrow head supported by a mid portion at an end thereof and extending in both directions transversely thereto, said head being so formed of a single piece of sheet metal to provide at least two substantially parallel key portions extending in both lateral directions from the handle, a plurality of tine elements of spring material longitudinally slidably supported on the head, each of said tines comprising a loop providing two arms, a longer one of said arms providing a tine proper extending forwardly from the head, and having a downturned ground engaging portion, the other arm making interchangeable substantially interlocking contact with one or the other of the key portions of said head to adjustably predetermine the length of the tine proper, said key portions restraining longitudinal shifting of the tine on the head, each of said tine elements being integrally joined at the endof its shorter arm to another of said tine elements,.each pair of joined tine elements being removable and insertable With respect to said headas a unit. V a I a j I 11. In a rake, a head therefor of generally 'channel shape having an intermediate portion formed re-entrant to provide a shoulder portion, a plurality of tine elenrents supported by the head, each including a pair of tine forks projected forwardly therefrom I i and integrally joined by forwardly extending loops, said forks being'humped at a por-j tion adjacent their looped yoke portionand adapted by said hump portion to compressively engage said shoulderportion;

12. In a rake, a head therefor of generally- Q channel shape havingan intermediate portion formed re-entrant to provide a pair of oppositely ,disposedshoulder portions, a plurality of tine elements supported by thehead, each includingapair of tine forks projected forwardly therefrom and integrally joined by forwardly extending loops, said forks being humped at a portion-adjacent their looped yoke portion and adapted by said hump por- I tion to y n age either of said shoulder portions. c r I In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix 21st day of March, 1929.

signature this I CHARLES H. DENNIS.

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